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- Actress Anne Bancroft won Tony Awards for Two for the Seesaw (1958) and The Miracle Worker (1960). Her husband, Mel Brooks, won three Tonys in 2001 for The Producers, the new Mel Brooks musical. He took home medallions for Best Book of a Musical, Best Score, and Best Musical (as a producer).
Father-Daughter Team Wins At 2012 Academy Awards. Though a couple stars like Jonah Hill and Melissa McCarthy might have brought their parents to the Oscars with them, only one young person got to share an award with their father. The fascinating father-daughter duo of Terry and Oorlagh George won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Their award-winning picture The Shore was inspired by the peace negotiations of Northern Island. In fact, Mr. George dedicated the award to his countrymen, both Protestant and Catholic.